Zipporah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,238

among girls · ↑690 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zipporah · +46% vs 2024

How common

1 in 19,365

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2018

86 babies

All-time total

2,632

#3,913 all-time among girls

First recorded

1912

in Social Security records

Zipporah popularity over time

2,632 babies have been named Zipporah since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	12	1	–	#3,443
1920s	16	2	+33%	#5,098
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	5	1	–	#6,039
1950s	26	3	+420%	#6,108
1960s	45	5	+73%	#4,271
1970s	129	13	+187%	#2,995
1980s	272	27	+111%	#2,722
1990s	381	38	+40%	#2,204
2000s	638	64	+67%	#2,305
2010s	685	69	+7%	#2,189
2020s (to 2025)	423	71	+3%	#2,238

Where Zipporah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	82	0.05	outside top 500
2027	82	0.05	outside top 500
2028	81	0.05	outside top 500
2029	81	0.05	outside top 500
2030	81	0.05	outside top 500

Where Zipporah is most popular

Girls named Zipporah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zipporah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Oregon	5	0.077	+73%
Missouri	5	0.041	-7%
Virginia	6	0.035	-21%
Washington	5	0.035	-22%
California	26	0.031	-30%
New York	12	0.030	-32%
Ohio	7	0.030	-34%
Pennsylvania	6	0.025	-43%
Florida	10	0.023	-47%
Georgia	5	0.022	-51%
Illinois	5	0.022	-51%
Texas	16	0.020	-55%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Arizona	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
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West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zipporah

Zipporah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,238 in 2025 with 83 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 2,632 American babies have been named Zipporah. Its peak came in 2018, when 86 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zipporah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zipporah?

The median living Zipporah is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 30. An estimated 2,600 people named Zipporah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zipporah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	83	#2,238
2024	57	#2,928
2023	67	#2,645
2022	79	#2,363
2021	75	#2,415
2020	62	#2,711
2019	75	#2,399
2018	86	#2,189
2017	74	#2,463
2016	70	#2,559
2015	73	#2,500
2014	77	#2,390
2013	65	#2,705
2012	61	#2,865
2011	42	#3,722
2010	62	#2,840
2009	55	#3,125
2008	60	#2,956
2007	70	#2,646
2006	79	#2,395
2005	52	#3,080
2004	56	#2,888
2003	62	#2,609
2002	67	#2,413
2001	69	#2,330
2000	68	#2,305
1995	36	#3,219
1990	22	#4,521
1985	31	#3,007
1980	21	#3,852
1975	15	#4,369
1970	6	#7,991
1965	5	#7,531
1960	7	#5,693
1955	–	–
1950	5	#6,108
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zipporah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zipporah?

The median living Zipporah is about 18 years old. Half of all living Zipporahs are between 8 and 30 years old.

How many people named Zipporah are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Zipporah are alive in the United States, based on 2,632 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Zipporah mean?

From Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā), a feminization of ציפור / צִפֹּר (ṣippōr, “bird”).

How popular is the name Zipporah in 2025?

Zipporah ranked #2,238 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 83 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zipporah?

2,632 babies have been named Zipporah in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zipporah most popular?

Zipporah peaked in 2018, when 86 newborns received the name.

Is Zipporah a boy or girl name?

Zipporah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zipporah rising or falling?

Zipporah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Zipporah become more popular?

Zipporah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 81 girls named Zipporah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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